2021-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St. Paul Skelmersdale

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ANNUAL REPORTS & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

For the year ending December 31st 2021

INCUMBENT Rev Chris Spittle The Vicarage Church Rd Skelmersdale

BANK

Barclays — The Concourse, Skelmersdale

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Mrs D.L.Wynne 105, Blaguegate Lane Lathom Ormskirk Lancashire WN8 8TY

Registered Charity No:1128068

Administrative Information

The Parish Church of St. Paul Skelmersdale, Church Road Skelmersdale WN8 8ND Official correspondence to Parish Administrator Parish Office at the above address.

PCC Members are: Incumbent The Revd. Chris Spittle Chairperson Curate

Church Wardens Mr Ken Skelton Mr John Taylor

Readers Representative Deanery Synod Reps Mr J Davies (until 2023) Mrs J Price (until 2023)

Diocesan Synod Rep : Elected members

Mrs B. Jones (until 2022) Mrs J. Price (until 2022) Mrs R Williams (until 2022) Mrs D. Bennett (until 2023) Mr J. Davies (until 2024) Mrs A Faza (until 2024) Mrs L. Oakley (until 2024) Mrs B. Curry (until 2024)

Treasurer Mrs June Price Secretary Mrs Lynne Lomas Child Protection Officer Mrs Ann Taylor Vulnerable Adults Officer Mrs Ann Taylor

Bankers Barclays Bank. Auditor Mrs D. L. Wynne Architect Mr Robin Wolley

Day to day management control of the church is exercised by the Incumbent and Wardens: Revd. Chris Spittle, Mr Ken Skelton and Mr J. Taylor contactable via the Church Office 01695 716439 or the Vicarage 01695 722087

Structure, Management and Governance.

St. Paul’s Skelmersdale PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission The method of appointment of the PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

The PCC operates Two Subcommittees when needed:

The Standing Committee: Incumbent, Treasurer, Secretary, Church Wardens and three elected members

The Finance Committee: Incumbent, Treasurer, Secretary, and Church Wardens plus any member of the PCC who would like to attend.

Financial Risk.

The PCC continually reviews the financial position. This is currently a cause for concern, although there is no immediate financial risk. .

Health and Safety

The PCC has identified a review of our Health and Safety procedures as a priority . All formal risk assessments are listed within the PCC’s Risk Register. Every year the Fire Alarm is checked to make sure that it is in good working order and the fire extinguishers are also checked on an annual basis. A five yearly Electrical Inspection has been undertaken. A survey of the trees in the churchyard took place in 2018

C hild and Vulnerable Adult Protecton.

Those who work with children and young people in the church have had their Disclosure and Barring Service checks renewed, and we have completed an overhaul of our Vulnerable Adult procedures.

Objectves and Actvites.

The PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 states that the PCC is to cooperate with the Minister in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church, this includes the Pastoral, Evangelistic, Social, and Ecumenical ministry. At St Pauls we have a Mission Statement which confirms our mission to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England, both through the proclamation of the word and to encourage members of the congregation to put their faith into action, as we serve Christ in the Parish.

To the PCC of St Paul Skelmersdale

Mission Statement

Jesus Says, “Go and make Disciples” we try to do this:-

Through the teaching of the Bible as God’s Word to us in all matters of faith and moral behaviour,

Through allowing God’s Holy Spirit to work in us in order to make us more like Jesus,

Through worshipping together: listening to God; talking to Him; responding to Him and encouraging one another.

Through using the different gifts God has given us to love and serve Him, each other and the local community.

Through making Jesus known to others by what we say and what we do. Through encouraging and supporting children and younger members of the Church family at St. Paul’s and Trinity Anglican/Methodist School and making every effort to ensure that we are a “Child Friendly” Church.

Through seeking to work with other Christians and by building links with the world-wide church.

In order to do this our aims and objectves for 2021were:

To review, renew and refresh church life in light of a vision of growth in three dimensions:

Up towards God,

In towards one another, our church family, and

Out to a world in desperate need of the good news that we have to share

This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2020, which are set out on separate sheets, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (“the Regulations”) and s.43 of the Charities Act 1993 (“the Act”)

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner

As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements; you consider that the audit requirement of Regulations and section 43(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General directions given by the Charities Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the Act and top be found in the church guidance, 2006 edition. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiners statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to disbelieve that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met: or

This would include:

To nurture vocations and the ministries of all believers, and to share our ministerial resources more widely.

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

To address the financial challenges that the church is facing

To maintain and develop our role in the community

To look at developing our building

To develop our small group life.

To improve our Pastoral Care.

Steps forward have been taken in these areas, however our objectives for 2021 were affected once again by the implications of the Covid pandemic:

Mrs L. Wynne 105 Blaguegate Lane Lathom , Ormskirk Lancashire WN8 8TY

Achievements and Performance including review of charitable achievements

against objectves .

This time last year we reflected that 2020 had been a unique year. Sadly 2021 also was a year where church life was affected, as the country was, by lockdown

and restrictions. Nevertheless church life continued and there is much that we can celebrate and give thanks for.

Daily Morning and Evening Prayers continued online although the decision was taken as life opened up in the summer to end the Evening Prayers. At the time of writing the Morning Prayers still continue to happen. We are grateful to all those who have made this possible, and we continue to be joined in worship by those around the country and indeed sometimes the world. Sunday worship has continued unabated through lockdown and in April we moved from one to two morning services, returning to our 9.30am and 11.15am pattern. It was also decided that for the time being the 6.30pm service would not return, although this decision will be periodically reviewed. We have continued to broadcast our services on Facebook and www.thesundayservice.org. The PCC has worked hard to enable our worshipping life to continue as fully and safely as possible in challenging times. We were blessed in being able to hold all our usual Easter and Christmas services. Our Christmas services also included a well-received Angel Festival where groups from around the church and community created and decorated angels that were displayed in the building. A new innovation was holding an all-age, all-in Nativity outside with live animals which was a considerable draw for the community.

Parish Details

PCC Name ST. PAUL. SKELMERSDALE Year (e.g. 2020) 2021 Name of signature 1 on accounts: Revd Christopher Spittle Name of signature 2 on accounts Mrs J.Price Name of Independent Examiner Mrs D.L.Wynne

Professional Qualifications of Independent Examiner (if any)

Address of Independent Examiner 105 Blaguegate Lane Lathom, Lancashire Date of Accounts approval by PCC 8th February 2022 Date of Independent Examiners Report 2 8th April 2022

We have continued to be blessed in the area of Vocations and Ministry. Rev Sandra Jones was priested at Liverpool Cathedral and supported by members of the St Paul’s congregation. She continues her curacy in Wigan North-East hub. In the autumn it was agreed that Lizzy Ferguson would be Curate at St Paul’s in 2022. We look forward to her ordination in June and her, Jon and Aoife joining us. Lawrence Smye-Rumsby completed his five year commission as Local Missional Leader for Men’s Ministry and his work was recognised and celebrated at an 11.15am service. He continued his Men’s Encouraging Conversations of Faith online through lockdown and has subsequently initiated the equivalent for Women. The men were able to return to Knock Christian Centre for their weekend away in September and also held a half-night of prayer in November. Further events are planned for 2022 including another weekend away in September.

In February we also recognised 10 years of Chris as our Priest-in-Charge. In the spring we ran the Wellbeing Journey Course. Four different groups ran with around 50 people looking at God’s plan for our wellbeing. It felt really important at a difficult and challenging time such as this and there was significant blessing for the participants. In the autumn we preached the Life on the Frontline material at

our 11.15am services and ran the Fruitfulness on the Frontline course during the week. Both courses recognise we all have places where we spend much of our time, where we meet people who don’t know Jesus. It’s the place God has called us, and it’s a place of possibility and potential. We can all make a difference for Christ in the places he has put us.

team has worked on the Vestry Project and have made a significant difference to this area of the building. We are grateful for their efforts. A Quinquennial Inspection of the Church took place in 2018, which although broadly positive raised some concerns about the roof and perimeter walls

Finance The Financial Accounts can be found elsewhere in this document

In the autumn we made the decision to reinstate a Parish Weekend away. For a number of years successful Parish Weekends at Home have been organised but it was felt that the time was right to spend time away together to build up the church and have time to get to know new-comers. Quinta has been booked for July 8[th] -10[th] 2022. Likewise a SPY weekend away was also planned for April 2022.

Reserves Policy.

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds (if possible), which equates to approximately three months unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time.

We greatly value our partnership with Trinity our church school. The Bright Lights worshipping community at Trinity school in partnership with Trinity Methodist church is now an established part of church and school life and is growing. We have been able to return to monthly gatherings where the attendance ranges from 45-95. Another joint initiative with our Methodist friends is ReNew 100 a wellbeing drop in and cafe. This re-opened postlockdown In May and is again growing in attendance.

Addressing our financial challenges has been another priority for us and we have come out of lockdown in a better financial situation than we feared. The introduction of the Parish Giving Scheme and facilities for contactless giving using a card reader have both been beneficial.

Although most of our church groups were paused during lockdown (SPY was a notable exception) it has been really encouraging to see many such as Craft Group, Wednesday Club, Mothers Union and Kings Kids restarting. Attendances at our Sunday worship have also shown signs of growth, and we hope, pray and will work for this to continue.

Electoral Roll. Is now 121

Church Buildings.

Mr. Ken Skelton continues to work as “Building Manager”, he has organised minor work that needed to be carried out on the church building. There is an ongoing programme to improve the church fabric . Important checks such as electrics, boiler and fire appliances are all up to dater. During lockdown a small


			PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF
			St Paul Skelmersdale
			FINANCIAL STATEMENT
			For theyear ended 31 December 2021
			General (Unrestricted) Fund Receipts & Payments Account

					2021			2020
	Receipts				£	£		£	£
CBF code
	Voluntary receipts
	Regular Giving
101		Tax efficient	plannedgiving		27,032			39,602
101		Gift Aided donations			290			1,070
101		Tax efficientplannedgivingvia PGS			16,184			150
102		Income tax recovered from HMRC & PGS			15,170			13,516
103a		Other Planned Giving (nongift aid)			14,272			19,725
104		Collections and othergiving			4,712			4,064
104		Collections and othergivingvia SUMUP			186
10401		Appleals at Services- Uganda orphanage			678
10401		Appleals at Services- Harvest for Foodbank,Christingle			459			446
						78,982			78,572
	Other voluntary receipts
202		Legacy			6,528			14,500
105b		Donations			4,019			6,880
105b		Donations towards leaving gifts - Norman& Eleanor			445			502
								0
						10,992			21,882
	Receipts from activities forgenerating funds
0203b		ExaminingChaplain fee,ecclesiastical bonus			0			250
302		Rent from templettingof curate's house/diocese assistance			10,000		1,250
203a		Spring& Autumn Fayre,Brass Band,Christmas Star Event			2,806		263

						12,806			1,763
	Receipts
404		Fees			7,023			6,882
402b		Hall Rental - 5+2 Centre +pool			100			185
602		Sale of assets- organpipes, pew,chairs			800			0
602		Recylingink cartridges and donation toprinting			25			96
602		Insurance claim for carpets & curtains			3,092
						11,040			7,163
	Receipts from investments
301		Bank & CBF interest		112			114
301		Dividend on CBF Church of England Investment Fund
						112			114

		Total Receipts				113,933			109,494

	Payments
	Church activities
1002		Mission			1,811			719
2001005		Diocesanparish share			65,378			68,478
2002/3		Incumbant Expenses			3,338			2,785
2004/11		Curate Expenses		1,232			2,107
2005		Church runningexpenses			10,457			11,592
2006/12		Buildings maintenance			8,604			1,119
2007/9/2005035		Cost of services			1,666			2,664
2008		Upkeepof Churchyard/Vicarage Gardens			0			0
2016		Fees Paid for Weddings/Funerals(inc SundayOrganist)			3,050			2,085
2017		Reader/Diocese Costs&Fees/Parish training			170			86
3000		Cost of Events/Lunches/Parish Weekend			0			0
3000		Men's Weekend in Knock			0			0
4000		Office Costs(inc staff/equipment)			4,726			6,398


		Total Payments				100,433			98,035

	Excess of Receipts overpayments
		General			13,500			11,459
		Restricted			0			441

						13,500			11,900


Bank current and deposit accounts at 1 January21						69,828			57,712
Interest on Deposit Account						3			217
Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 December 21						83,331			69,828